In this work, we analyze the use of a WiFi network deployed in a large-scale technical
university. To this extent, we leverage three weeks of WiFi traffic data logs and characterize …

Deploying passive optical networks (PONs) requires substantial investments, despite their
savings compared to point-to-point solutions. Consequently, network-sharing business …

Energy efficiency is an important factor in wireless networks which is facing a major concern
mainly because of environmental, economic and quality of service considerations. Energy …

The unprecedented growth in mobile data usage is posing significant challenges to cellular
operators. One key challenge is how to provide quality of service to subscribers when their …

With ubiquitous smartphone usages, it is important for network providers to provide high-
quality service to every user in the network. To make more effective planning and …

Owing to the proliferation of mobile devices and their corresponding app ecosystems, more
and more people are accessing the internet via various mobile apps, which generates …

Mobile data offloading has been proposed as a solution for the network congestion problem
that is continuously aggravating due to the increase in mobile data demand. However, the …

Understanding traffic characteristics in cellular networks is of great significance for better
network design and performance optimization. The rapid development of various social …

The pursuit of more bandwidth and more efficient spectrum usage has led to consider the
use of Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology in unlicensed frequency bands, a concept …

The expected boost in mobile data traffic and the evolution towards the next generation of
networks are making cellular operators reconsider whether current approaches for handling …